The Saint Leo
University Office of Residence Life recently sent a delegation of
12 RA’s and two advisors to the Florida Resident Assistant
Symposium (FRAS), a statewide conference, to represent the
university against 25 other colleges and universities. These
included division rivals Lynn University, Rollins College, and the
Florida Institute of Technology to larger institutions such as the
University of Florida, Florida State University, and the University
of Central Florida.

According to KJ McConnell, associate director for
residence life, the Saint Leo delegation presented nine
presentations at the statewide conference and won the top
programming awards in two of the four categories and five of the
twelve possible presentation awards. “This is an impressive
achievement considering there were 60 conference presentations and
nearly 300 delegates and advisors in attendance,” said
McConnell.

The Saint Leo delegation also won Overall
Philanthropy for the third consecutive year (this year for
collecting pop tabs to support Ronald McDonald House
charities) and the coveted overall conference trophy, the
“Spirit Cup,” for a second year against fierce competition for
networking, involvement, pride, and enthusiasm throughout the
event.

“We were excited to represent the university so well
at this event and to show our Lions’ Pride,” concluded
McConnell.

Saint Leo University captured the following FRAS
awards:

1st Place in the Life After College presentation category for
“Kid President” by Beverley Digiacobbe ’14 and Jennifer Meyer
‘16

2nd Place in the Life After College presentation category for
“ResLife for Life” by KJ McConnell